here, it's the north that is mostly dry and brown, but as you move south to higher latitudes, the green color of this satellite photomosaic reveals an ecological zone with great potential for market-motivated exports. along chile's coast, south of santiago, are the small mountains knowas the coastalange. this region is the center of chile's booming forest products sector. the imported from california the radia30 years ago.ey pine, under the right condns, radiata pines the fastt growg trs he world, because unlike other trees, they continue to grow all year round. they like it damp, and they won't grow where it is too hot or too cold. that leaves out most places. but with much ideal habitat, chile's south-central coast is now world's by 2000, chile harvested moreha million for wood pulp to mceulose.tpan . demand continues in the 21st century, despite japan's economic stagnation and the asian crisis of the late '90s. fish, too, are an important primary product. whether netted in the pacific or raised on commercial farms, th u. anasian consumers. sh and lumber could come from many places ar